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In 2013, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced a "two-midnight" rule for inpatient admissions, [56] intended to reduce an increasing number of long-term "observation" stays being used for reimbursement. [55] This rule was later dropped in 2018. [56]
The "Two-Midnight Rule" decides which is which. In August 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a final rule concerning eligibility for hospital inpatient services effective October 1, 2013. Under the new rule, if a physician admits a Medicare beneficiary as an inpatient with an expectation that the patient will require ...
We had strong top-line growth of 8.7%, with revenue per equivalent admission of 3.2% and equivalent admissions growing 4.5%. We posted a 10-basis-point improvement in adjusted EBITDA margin for ...
The term "midnight regulation" entered the lexicon in 1980–81, during the final months of Jimmy Carter's single term as president. [6] Carter's administration set a new record for midnight regulations [6] by publishing more than 10,000 pages of new rules between Election Day and Ronald Reagan's Inauguration Day. [4]
Doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies in California will be limited to annual price increases of 3% starting in 2029 under a new rule state regulators approved Wednesday in the latest ...
The prospective payment system in U.S. Medicare for reimbursing hospital care promotes shorter length of stay by paying the same amount for procedures, regardless of days spent in the hospital. Additionally, length of stay in hospital can be linked to additional quality metrics such as patient satisfaction with health professionals, reduction ...
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When Zhang Junjie was 17 he decided to protest outside his university about rules made by China's government. Within days he had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital and treated for schizophrenia.